English Explanatory Dictionary

amputation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. surgical removal of all or part of a limb, etc.
  2. the loss of a limb, etc. through trauma

Pronunciation

/ˌæmpjʊˈteɪʃən/ [ˌɛəmpjʊˈteɪʃən] En-us-amputation.oga LL-Q1860 (eng)-Ajshul-amputation.wav /ˌæmpjʊˈtæɪʃən/ /ˌɛmpjʊˈtæɪʃən/

Word forms

amputation amputations

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French amputation, borrowed from Latin amputātiō (“pruning (of a tree)”).

Related words

acrotomophilia apotemnophilia apotemnophobia dismemberment

Derived words

Ewing amputation
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